Chair



.I. A. HILL.

CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- I6. I922.

Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

2 SHEETSSHEET I- J. A. HILL;

CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- 16, 1922.

1,437,305. PawntedNov- 28, 1922.

' SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Nov. 28, i922.

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Application filed Januarv 16, 1922. Serial $0,529,784.

To a'ZZ whom it may cancer/1 I Be it known that l, Jiioonh. HILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Win ston-Salem, in the county of i3 yt-h and State of North Carolina have inventedcen tain new and useful Improvements in Chairs; and I do declare the following to be a full clear and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 3 p

This invention relates to an improved cha and it has for its principal object to devise c cvicc of this cl which is such in construction that it embodies the features and advanta es of both a rocker and a reo clining or Morris chair.

in important object of theinvention isto generally improve upon convertible chairs this class by prov one of extreme durability which includes or, a hinged or pivotally l a pivoted toot and leg .un novel means between the ultaneously moving the latter to 'on when the back is moved r and important object of the invention is to provide a chair embodying the aforesaid "features, the means for connecting the back and foot rest, togetherembodying.

a detail which iunctionsboth as a shoe ant a stop, the same slidably engaging the upper curved side of one of the rockers or auto- A still further object of the invention is to provide a chair of this class which embodies together with the parts mentioned, a detachable and adjustable head rest for connection to the pivoted back of the chair, this being advantageous in that it insures comiort to the occupant of the chair when reclining.

Other objects and advantages o1"- the 1nvention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a perspective view of a convertible chair constructed in accordance with this invention showing the position of parts when used as an ordinary rocking chair.

matically accomplishing the desired result Figure 2 is a central vertical sectional through Figure 1. I p Figure 3 is a view like Figure 1, butshow ing the chairponverted to enable the occupant to recline. c

Figure is a central vertical sectional view through Figure 3 with the head-rest removed. i

Figure 5 is a detail the detachable head rest.

in carrying out the invention, 1 simply make use of an ordinary rocking chair and equip "it with a pivotally mounted back 1 and a similarly mounted combined ioot'and rest 2. It may be mentioned that-the side'pieces 3 of the back :are comparatively long and are fulorumed intermediate their as at a to the body portion of the shaft. As before indicated, novel means is associated with these side pieces and the foot rest for simultaneously moving the latter to cperative position wh n the chair back is perspective view of termediate portion of a second link 6. The i as t named link is pivoted as at! to. the aforesaid foot rest and the lower end thereof is directed laterally inward as at 8 to proride a combined stop and shoe. By care fully examining hedrawings it will be seen that this com ined shoe and stop engages the upper or ved side of the adyacentrocker and the latter serves somewhat asa cam so that when the back of the chair is swung rearwardly to exertyaforward push on the link 5, the shoe is slid along the rocker in such way as to elevate the foot rest. It may be stated here that there may be links on both sides of the chair as shown or but on a single side. The description for clearncss, is in the singular. I

For the purpose of maintaining the parts 1 and 2 immovable when once adjusted, I simply employ a curved toothed bar 9 which is pivotally connected to one of the side pieces of the chair back and has its teeth engaged selectively with the laterally disposed pin 10 secured to one of the arms of the chair.

In order to render the chair comfortable prefer to employ a supplemental head rest 11. This head rest simply comprises a longitudinally bowed board 12 against which the head is rested and a pair of spaced end pieces arranged at the ends of this board, these pieces or strips being adapted to rest against the upper portions of the side pieces of the chair back. By directing attention to Figure it will be seen that the strips 13 are equipped with spring tongues or the like 14 adapted to extend into recesses 15 formed in the side pieces of the back and be engaged with spring clips orthe like 16 which cover the recesses. By reviewing Figure 1 it will be seen that a number of the clips 16 are employed to permit the head rest to be adjusted tothe desired height to insure comfort.

Assumingthat it is desired to convert the chair shown in Figure l to the reclining chair illustrated in Figure 3, it is only necessary to disengage the curved rack 9 from the pin 10 and to push the back of the chair 1 rearwardly. This may be done before occupying the chair or may be accomplished when the occupant leans against it. It is obvious that when the chair back is so moved, a forward push is excrted on the links 5 and inasmuch as these are connected with other links 6, the latter are moved in such a way as to simultaneously elevate the rest 2. brought about, as before indicated by the slidingof the laterally directed ends 8 of this link on the upper curved sides of the rockers. The laterally directed ends engage the front legs andthus i'unction'as a stop for limiting the pivotal movement of the back and rest. This arrangement is extreme ly rigid because of the fact that the weight of the feet and legs of the occupant is supported from the rockers through the medium oi the links 6.

If it is desired to make use of the head rest 11, it is only necessary to engage the spring tongues 14- carried by the strips 13 with the clips 16.

By carefully considering the description Zhis elevation of the rest is.

in connection with the drawings, persons familiar with devices of this class will doubtless be able to obtain a clear understanding of the invention. 'lherefore a more lengthy and detailed description is deemed unnecessary.

Since probably the best results may be obtained with the construction and arrangement herein shown and described, this is taken as the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, I wish it to be understood that minor changes coming within the scope of the invention as claimed may be resorted to if desired,

1 claim:

1. A chair comprising a seat, supporting legs depending therefrom, connecting members for the legs disposed at the lower ends thereof, a back pivoted to said seat, a leg rest pivoted to the front of said seat, links pivoted to'the intermediate portion or said leg rest, the lower ends of said links being directed laterally and forming shoes slidably engaging the aforesaid connecting members, and a connection between the intermediate portions of the links and said back.

2. The structure set forth in claim 1 together with a pivoted rack carried by the back, and a pin with which the teeth of said rack are engaged to hold the aforesaid shoes in diilerent adjusted positions on said connectin members.

3. A rocking chair including a pivoted back. a pivoted foot and leg rest, a link pivotally connected at one oi? its ends to said back, a second link connected at its outer end to said foot rest, said first named link being pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of said second named link and the latter having its lower end directed laterally inward to provide a combined stop and shoe which slidably engages the upper curved face of the adjacent rocker.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto my hand.

JACOB A. HILL. 

